"Tossell is an excellent narrator who leaves space for the reader to interpret the chaos he reports...

Today, Walker says, scientists count 258 katydid species and 127 cricket species living in the United States.

Highly entertaining and a thorough account of the best of times and the worst of times." --All Out Cricket"An erudite, immaculately titled romp through the occasional ups and persistently numbing downs of Team England over the final quarter of the 20th century, a gruelling, gripping, excruciating slice of comical, angst-ridden soap opera" --Cricinfo"I received Sex and Drugs and Rebel Tours with keen anticipation.

David Tossell previously wrote one of the best cricket histories in recent times with Grovel!

Crickets and katydids make noise by rubbing their forewings together.

The upper wing has a series of serrated teeth called a file, and the lower wing has a scraper.